date

RubinPat · #1 (**permalink**) 03-17-2009

Can hhhh

curleb · #2 (**permalink**) 03-17-2009

It might vary by the system's version of date, but something like the following might work:

Code:

export my_date=$(date +'%w') 

if [[ $my_date = '0' ]] || [[ $my_date = '6' ]] 
then
...
fi

or

Code:

export my_date=$(date +'%u') 

if [[ $my_date = '6' ]] || [[ $my_date = '7' ]] 
then
...
fi

Note, that the above varies by ksh93's version of date. But you'd really only want this to run once a day, no? What is there to block the job if it's already running/been run that day...?

cfajohnson · #3 (**permalink**) 03-17-2009

Code:

eval "$( date "day=+%w time=%H%M" )"
if [ $day$time = 52000 ] || [ $day -eq 6 ] || [ $day == 0 ]
then
  your_command
fi

RubinPat · #4 (**permalink**) 03-17-2009

curleb,

How do I get to run for Friday 8:00 PM onwards. Plz help

RubinPat · #5 (**permalink**) 03-17-2009

Hi cfajohnson,

If u dont mind can u plz explain the command and how do i execute it?

RubinPat · #6 (**permalink**) 03-17-2009

Thanks Curelb and cfajohnson.

I got Curleb things to work. but cfa ur code doesnot work.

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